NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is still doing interviews regarding player punishments that likely will be handed down for the Saints' pay-for-hits bounty system.

Speaking to reporters at an NFL draft event on Wednesday, Goodell said he doesn't expect to issue a decision this week, but the league is “in the final stages of working on discipline involving the players. We hope to do that very soon and get that behind us.”

NEW YORK — Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson was selected to appear on the cover of Madden NFL `13, the popular video game, in a vote by fans.Johnson beat out Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, by garnering 52 percent of the more than 651,000 votes in the competition between the playmakers. ESPN revealed the results live on its “SportsNation“ show.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons gave up a seventh-round draft pick to acquire four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles.The Falcons announced the trade after Samuel agreed to restructure his contract to a three-year, $18.5 million deal..

ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees starter Michael Pineda will miss the entire season because of a tear in the labrum of his right shoulder.The Yankees said the right-hander will have arthroscopic surgery Tuesday in New York.